Approximately EUR 4.5 billion of rated debt securities affected
London, 25 February 2011 -- Moody's Investors Service has today affirmed the ratings of AyT HIPOTECARIO
BBK I, FTA's class A and B notes, and downgraded the
ratings of the class C notes.
Moody's Investors Service has today affirmed the ratings of AyT HIPOTECARIO
BBK II, FTA's class A notes, and downgraded the ratings
of class B and C notes.
Moody's Investors Service has today downgraded the ratings of all classes
of notes issued by Serie AYT C.G.H. BBK I,
FTA and Serie AYT C.G.H. BBK II, FTA.
These rating actions follow Moody's review of the recent structural
changes to these transactions and concluded that these amendments have
both positive and negative impact on the ratings, depending on the
ranking of the notes. A detailed list of the rating actions is
provided at the end of this press release.
RATINGS RATIONALE
BBK was downgraded on 4 January 2011 from A1/P-1 to Baa1/P-2,
which triggered Moody´s second rating level criteria under the swap
downgrade language (A3/P-2) for all four BBK transactions above
mentioned. Following this downgrade the documentation was amended
so that BBK could remain as swap counterparty until the loss of Baa3/P-3
rating level, which in Moody´s opinion negatively impacts
all classes of notes and introduces further linkage to the swap counterparty
rating.
Additionally, other structural amendments relate to the inclusion
of interest deferral triggers for the junior classes of notes based on
cumulative defaults for the transactions Serie AYT C.G.H.
BBK I, FTA and Serie AYT C.G.H. BBK II,
FTA, and the reduction of the existing interest deferral triggers
levels for the transactions AyT HIPOTECARIO BBK I, FTA and AyT HIPOTECARIO
BBK II, FTA. In Moody´s view, the deferral of
interest payments on the junior classes of notes benefits the repayment
of the class A notes, but increases the expected loss on the junior
classes of notes.
The ratings of the notes take into account the credit quality of the underlying
mortgage loan pools, from which Moody's determined the MILAN Aaa
Credit Enhancement (MILAN Aaa CE) and the lifetime losses (expected loss),
as well as the transaction structure and any legal considerations as assessed
in Moody's cash flow analysis. The expected loss and the Milan
Aaa CE are the two key parameters used by Moody's to calibrate its loss
distribution curve, used in the cash-flow model to rate European
RMBS transactions.
Portfolio Expected Loss:
AyT HIPOTECARIO BBK I, FTA and AyT HIPOTECARIO BBK II, FTA
are still performing in line with the revised assumptions as of October
2009. Serie AYT C.G.H. BBK I, FTA and
Serie AYT C.G.H. BBK II, FTA are still performing
in line with the initial assumptions as of closing. The reserve
fund in all deals is currently at its target level.
Moody's expect the portfolio credit performance to continue to be under
stress, as Spanish unemployment remains elevated. Moody's
believe that the anticipated tightening of Spanish fiscal policies is
likely to weigh on the recovery in the Spanish labour market and constraint
further Spanish households finances. Moody's has also concerns
over the timing and degree of future recoveries in a weaker Spanish housing
market.
MILAN Aaa CE:
Moody's has isolated the impact of the structural amendments for both
the swap and the interest deferral triggers in its analysis by keeping
the latest revised assumptions for both the Expected Loss and MILAN Aaa
CE. Moody´s current rating review exclusively addresses the
rating implications of the implemented structural amendments.
The rating addresses the expected loss posed to investors by the legal
final maturity of the notes. In Moody's opinion, the structure
allows for timely payment of interest (except for C rated notes) and principal
with respect of the notes by the legal final maturity. Moody's
ratings only address the credit risk associated with the transaction.
Other non-credit risks have not been addressed, but may have
a significant effect on yield to investors.
TRANSACTION FEATURES
AyT HIPOTECARIO BBK I, FTA and AyT HIPOTECARIO BBK II, FTA
closed in June 2005 and June 2006 respectively. Serie AYT C.G.H.
BBK I, FTA and Serie AYT C.G.H. BBK II,
FTA closed in April 2007 and April 2008 respectively.
The transactions are backed by high loan-to-value portfolios
of first-ranking mortgage loans originated by BBK and secured on
residential properties located in Spain, for an overall balance
at closing of EUR 1.5 billion for Serie AYT C.G.H.
BBK I, FTA and EUR 1.0billion for each of the other three
transactions.
For details on the deal structure, please refer to the presale/new
issue reports. These reports are available on www.moodys.com.
Some features in the deals have changed since closing:
Hedging agreement: Following BBK´s downgrade, the swap
downgrade language was modified in all four BBK transactions so that BBK
could remain as swap counterparty until the loss of Baa3/P-3 rating
level, which is not in line with the criteria described in Moody's
report titled "the Framework for De-linking Hedge Counterparty
Risks from Global Structured Finance Cashflow Transactions."
Treasury Bank Accounts and Paying Agents: BBK has been replaced
as treasury account bank and paying agent by CECA (Confederación
Española de Cajas de Ahorros, Aa3/P-1) in the transactions
AyT HIPOTECARIO BBK I, FTA and AyT HIPOTECARIO BBK II, FTA.
CECA was already the treasury account bank and paying agent in the transactions
Serie AYT C.G.H. BBK I, FTA and Serie AYT C.G.H.
BBK II, FTA, so no further change was required in these transactions.
Servicer agreement: A back-up servicer trigger has been incorporated
to the documentation, so that a back-up servicer will be
appointed at loss of servicer´s Baa3 long term rating.
The principal methodologies used in this rating were Moody's MILAN Methodology
for Rating Spanish RMBS published in July 2008, and Revising Default/Loss
Assumptions Over the Life of an ABS/RMBS Transaction published in December
2008.
Moody's Investors Service did not receive or take into account a third-party
due diligence report on the underlying assets or financial instruments
related to the monitoring of this transaction in the past six months.
REGULATORY DISCLOSURES
The ratings have been disclosed to the rated entity or its designated
agents and issued with no amendment resulting from that disclosure.
Information sources used to prepare the credit ratings are the following:
parties involved in the ratings, parties not involved in the ratings,
public information, and confidential and proprietary Moody's Investors
Service information.
Moody's Investors Service considers the quality of information available
on the issuer or obligation satisfactory for the purpose of maintaining
a credit rating.
LIST OF RATINGS ACTIONS
Issuer: AyT HIPOTECARIO BBK I, FTA
....EUR914.5 million Class A,
affirmed at Aaa (sf); previously on 15 October 2009, affirmed
at Aaa (sf)
....EUR46.0 million Class B,
affirmed at Aa1 (sf); previously on 15 October 2009, upgraded
to Aa1 (sf)
....EUR39.5 million Class C,
downgraded to Baa2 (sf); previously on 15 October 2009, upgraded
to A3 (sf)
Issuer: AYT HIPOTECARIO BBK II FONDO DE TITUALIZACIÓN DE
ACTIVOS
....EUR918.0 million Class A,
affirmed at Aaa (sf); previously on 15 October 2009, affirmed
at Aaa (sf)
....EUR43.5 million Class B,
downgraded to A2 (sf); previously on 15 October 2009, confirmed
at A1 (sf)
....EUR38.5 million Class C,
downgraded to B1 (sf); previously on 15 October 2009, confirmed
at Baa3 (sf)
Issuer: SERIE AYT COLATERALES GLOBAL HIPOTECARIO BBK I
....EUR1,391.2 million Class
A, downgraded to Aa1 (sf); previously on 25 April 2007,
rated Aaa (sf)
....EUR81.0 million Class B,
downgraded to Baa2 (sf); previously on 25 April 2007, rated
A2 (sf)
....EUR13.5 million Class C,
downgraded to Ba2 (sf); previously on 25 April 2007, rated
Baa3 (sf)
....EUR14.3 million Class D,
downgraded to B3 (sf); previously on 25 April 2007, rated Ba2
(sf)
Issuer: SERIE AyT COLATERALES GLOBAL HIPOTECARIO BBK II
....EUR955.5 million Class A,
downgraded to Aa2 (sf); previously on 10 April 2008, rated
Aaa (sf)
....EUR30.5 million Class B,
downgraded to Baa2 (sf); previously on 10 April 2008, rated
A2 (sf)
....EUR7.0 million Class C, downgraded
to B1 (sf); previously on 10 April 2008, rated Baa3 (sf)
....EUR7.0 million Class D, downgraded
to Ca (sf); previously on 10 April 2008, rated Ba2 (sf)
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Carole Bernard
Vice President - Senior Analyst
Structured Finance Group
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Moody's takes multiple rating actions on BBK deals following structural amendments